9th/10th Grade SAT Prep Vocab

use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word

devouring or craving (food) in great quantities

extremely impressive in strength or excellence

to engage in chat or gossip

a legal right to vote

to stress or to single out as important

to move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick

an elaborate and systematic plan of action

improperly forward or bold

a conventional or formulaic conception or image

a government order imposing a trade barrier

a period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages

a state of commotion, noise, and confusion

wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease

to cause a person or place to remain alone or apart from others

to crouch; to curl up

to make into a powder by breaking up or to cause to become dust

to explain how a skill or craft works

brief and to the point

to create or devise methodically

a prescribed number

a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity

well-known for some bad quality or deed

a conclusion you can draw based on known evidence

an animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances

the principal character in a work of fiction

a government tax on imports or exports

to ease or lessen pain; to satisfy or appease

a state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options

to give as a gift or present